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Originally Posted by choneofakind
It's based on the bolts that hold the fairing to the tank. On some models, one pair is longer than the other. Get the mixed up and you can easily puncture the tank at the top mounts. Until you know what's going on with your bike, remember to be careful and don't tighten the bolts if they feel like they're stopping!
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The shorter bolts go at the top of the tank, the longer ones go at the bottom. For some reason, my '99 has 4 identical bolts and I've never had issue with this. Others on the boards report leaky tanks because either they or their PO was silly and punctured the tank with the long pair of bolts.  |
According to the investigation prompting the recall, many were punctured from the factory as some tanks were sent to an area to have the threads re-tapped after painting. The tap would puncture the tank. They weren't recalling them due to user error.
